Outpouring of grief as longtime Tennessee lawmaker Jim Tracy dies

By: J. Holly McCall

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 324

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Tributes poured in after former state Sen. Jim Tracy, a Shelbyville Republican, died Friday at Alive Hospice in Nashville from cancer.

Tracy was elected in 2004 and served until his 2017 appointment as Tennessee state director of the USDA Rural Development program in the first Trump administration.

During his time in the legislature, Tracy was viewed by his colleagues as a steady hand.

In a social media post, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, for …

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